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Better Call Saul: The First Teaser for the Breaking Bad Spin-Off Is Here

Oh sure, that Better Call Saul billboard tease last month was fun, but here’s our first actual footage of next year’s Breaking Bad spin-off. Airing during a Breaking Bad marathon, the tease doesn’t offer much more than a brief glimpse of Bob Odenkirk’s shady lawyer character and his admittedly bushier hairline. Given that the show promises to be both a prequel and a sequel to the misadventures of Walter White, I imagine Odenkirk’s various wigs will play an integral part in keeping the storyline straight. Speaking of everyone’s favorite suburban drug lord, Walter White, Bryan Cranston recently clarified his position on a potential Walter White cameo:

I don’t know in what context it would work in, because we’re in
different phases. The characters didn’t meet until the second season
of Breaking Bad, when Walter needed to meet him. I suppose they could
have a serendipitous brush of each other down the street or in the
market, but I don’t know what good that’ll do—it’s just a little
cookie.

But no matter what White’s involvement may be, Cranston will be heading down to Albuquerque to join the production in the capacity of director. (Cranston previously directed three episodes of Breaking Bad.) He said:

I’m looking forward to going down there next year and directing an
episode, though. It’s family. They’ve got the same crew, and it’s
exciting to think that we can rekindle that flame; that it’s still
alive.

Can you tell from this teaser? Is that Breaking Bad bunsen burner still aflame?